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Lion steals camera and shoots hilarious POV video

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Published 19:27 5 Sep 2023 GMT+1

Lion steals camera and shoots hilarious POV video

The lionness showed off some great camera skills as she explored her reserve in Kenya

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Ever wondered what it would be like to be a lion? Well thanks to a curious, GoPro-stealing lioness, wonder no more!

Check out life as the King - or Queen - of the Jungle below:

The incredible footage was filmed on a GoPro camera belonging to 38-year-old Ahmed Galal, who allowed the lionness to run off with his device in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, Africa.

Ahmed, who is from Egypt but based in the UAE, had been in Kenya when he spotted the lioness walking alone and realised it could be a good opportunity to get some unique footage.

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He explained: "I wanted to see if she would check the camera out. We placed a stick with a camera on top nearby her. The lioness sniffed the stick, took it, and ran off."

The video shows the moment the lion spotted the stick with the camera attached, and cautiously made her way towards it. She seemed briefly concerned as she bumped her nose against the lens, but soon felt confident enough to grab it between her teeth.

This is what happens when a lion takes a selfie.
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The GoPro kept recording as the lioness made her way from where the camera had been placed, recording the animal as she went off on an adventure.

She ran swiftly across the grass before coming to a brief stop to lie down and let go of the stick, allowing the camera to fall to the floor.

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The lioness didn't stop for long, though, and she grabbed the stick for one last little run before dropping it as Ahmed's car approached.

Ahmed didn't think he'd get the camera back.
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Ahmed admitted he was 'worried about getting the camera back' when the lioness first took off with it, but explained: "We managed to chase after the lioness, and she dropped the camera. Although it had a few scratches, the GoPro still functioned."

The resulting footage offered a unique insight to the lion's movements around the reserve, with many viewers delighted to see what kind of content the animal had come up with.

"Lion be like hello guys welcome to my new vlog," one person wrote after watching the video.

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Another joked: "Hey what’s up guys today I’m gonna show you how to catch an antelope”

A third viewer couldn't resist throwing in an - admittedly epic - pun, as they commented: "That's what happens when you leave things lion around."

I wish I'd thought of that one myself, but credit where credit is due. Pawesome job.

Featured Image Credit: Caters

Topics: Animals, Travel, Weird, Technology

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is the Community Desk Lead at LADbible Group. Emily first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route. She went on to graduate with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University before contributing to The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and Student Problems. She joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features, and now works as Community Desk Lead to commission and write human interest stories from across the globe.

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